Safeguarding at St Paul's

OUR CULTURE OF VIGILANCE

Safeguarding Team at St Paul's

At St Paul's CofE VC we:

· Believe safeguarding and protecting children is everyone’s responsibility

· Identify signs of concerns immediately

· Train all our staff to the highest level

· Keep all staff updated with new guidance and policies

· Monitor attendance thoroughly

· Have rigorous monitoring of vulnerable children

· Communicate regularly with external agencies

· Listen to our children

· Care for each other

· Have an open culture

· Support children and their families

· Teach our children to keep safe at all times

 All our Designated Safeguarding Leaders wear these lanyard too! 

Safeguarding Statement

St Paul's CofE VC Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding Policy which can be viewed below.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first, unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare.

Looked After and previously Looked After Children - we follow the Department for Education statutory guidance - February 2018

We actively support the Government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.  

If it is out of school time or you believe a child is at risk of immediate harm or danger you can contact:

• Children’s Social Care on 0300 123 2224

• Children’s Social Care by email at childrens@somerset.gov.uk

• Or the police directly by dialing 101 and they will discuss with Children’s Social Care what to do next

• In an emergency, always call the police on 999

If you would like to speak to a social worker outside of office hours please phone the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0300 123 23 27

If you are concerned that the school is not adequately dealing with an allegation, it is possible to contact the Somerset LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer):

https://sscb.safeguardingsomerset.org.uk/working-with-children/allegations-management/

Documents:

   Safeguarding Policy

   CCTV Policy

   E-safety Policy

CHILDLINE

If children would like to seek support, they should contact:  Childline 0800 1111

https://www.childline.org.uk/

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